Set Up an Industry : Team Orissa : Industrial Development and Promotion Agency, For Orissa Economic Development,Orissa Infrastructure Development,Industrial Promotion, Quality Management,Industrial Growth

Typically, there are three stages involved to start a industrial unit.

Entry Stage (Pre Implementation Phase)
Implementation Phase
Operational Phase

An entrepreneur has to obtain various approvals/ clearances in order to set up an industry in Orissa.Such approvals/ clearance are mentioned below for the knowledge of investor:

Approvals/Clearances Required	Department /Authority responsible for Approvals/ Clearances
Incorporation of Company	Registrar of Companies
Registration/Industrial license/ Industrial Entrepreneur Memorandum (IEM)	District Industries Centres for SSI / Secretariat for Industrial Assistance (government of India) for large and medium industries
Allotment of land	IDCO
Permission for land use (in case industry is located outside an industrial area)	IDCO Department of Town and Country Planning Local authority /District Collector
NOC and consent under Water and Air Pollution Control Acts	Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB)
Forest & Environment Clearance	Ministry of Forest & Environment, Government of India
Approval of construction activity and building plan	Developmental Authority
Sanction of Electricity	Distribution Companies – CESCO, NESCO, SOUTHCO, WESCO Transmission Company- GRIDCO
Water Supply	Water Resources Department
Factory & Boiler clearance	Chief Inspector of Factories & Boilers
Boiler Inspection Certificate	Chief Inspector of Boilers
Finance	OSFC / Commercial Banks like IDBI, ICICI Limited, SBI etc.
Orissa VAT Act, and Central and State Excise Act	i. Commercial Tax Department ii. Central and State Excise Department
Permanent Account Number (PAN)	Income Tax commissioner
Extraction of Minerals	State Director of Mines and Geology
ISI Certificate	Regional Office of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
Weights and Measures	Inspector of Weights and Measures
Code Number for Export and Import	Regional Office of Director General of Foreign Trade.

IDCO: Orissa Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation, SSI: Small Scale Industries, SIA: Secretariat of Industrial Assistance, SSIDC: Small Scale Industrial Development Corporation, OSFC: Orissa State Financial Corporation, DIC: District Industries Center, GOI: Government of India, IDBI: Industrial Development Bank of India, IFCI : Industrial Finance Corporation of India

All the approvals/ clearances, mentioned above, are not required at the Entry level - these are spread over all the three stages. Requirement of various approvals/ clearances at different stages is depicted in the diagram given below -

Steps to setup an Industry – At a Glance